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Friday Links: January 7, 2022

January 7, 2022 By Ron Keith

*Security at the Capitol* by Victoria Pickering

Hope everyone stayed safe and warm during the snow this week–our first major snow event here in years! Capital Weather Gang staff and readers captured some beautiful wintry scenes around the region. You may recognize a few familiar names in the captions and may even want to consider entering stellar snow pics of your own to our annual photo contest before the deadline on January 30!

The 16th Annual Washington Gardener Magazine Photo Contest is accepting entries through January 21.
Iconic images captured by NASA photographers in the 1960s are currently available on Artnet Auctions.
Photoworks’ 2021 Reflection Video recaps events and photos from last year. There’s still time to register for upcoming winter classes too!
Don’t forget to tag your Instagram images with #ArtatMetrobarDC for a chance to be part of our monthly projection exhibits at metrobar, co-curated with Focus on the Story.
Andrew McCarthy documented Comet Leonard over the Arizona horizon in a composite of 25 separate shots.
The 28th annual Harbin Ice Festival opened this week in northeastern China with huge lighted sculptures made of ice.
An Israeli wildlife photographer captured a flock of birds forming the shape of a spoon complete with a heap of sugar.

Friday Links: December 31, 2021

December 31, 2021 By exposeddc

Wishing you a happy new year as we enter the last hours of 2021 and look ahead to 2022! While it’s been another challenging and strange year, we are ever grateful for the amazing D.C. photography community that helps document it all. We look forward to seeing the work you’ve already created and the work yet to come.

Submit your favorite images of the D.C. metro area to our annual photo contest by 1/30/22. The entry fee is $10/image, and the deadline is 1/30/22.
See 2021 through the eyes of 12 women photographers in this story that is part of CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality and produced in collaboration with Women Photograph.
A new group exhibition at Studio Gallery opens January 5. The exhibit aims to show viewers when participating artists stopped being afraid of growth and to develop a colorful story map of growth even beyond the artworks shown; it includes the debut of Shedrick Pelt’s “Trivial Pursuits” photo series.
The Guardian rounds up the best photographs of 2021 and the stories behind them.
Swiss-French photographer Sabine Weiss, regarded as the last of the French humanist photography school of post-World War II, has died at the age of 97.
TechRadar explores the 12 biggest camera and photography trends of 2022.
Liu Heung Shing, the AP Moscow photo chief at the time, was the only foreign photographer who captured Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev’s resignation on Dec. 25, 1991 that marked the end of the USSR.

Friday Links: December 17, 2021

December 17, 2021 By Ron Keith

We had a great time connecting with longtime photography friends and meeting new ones at our happy hour last weekend; thanks for joining us! Our annual photography contest is open through January 30, so you can submit images anytime between now and then. We also invite you to tag your images on Instagram with #exposeddc and #ArtatMetrobarDC for a chance to be part of our regular features too. We love seeing the photos you create; keep ’em coming!

Canon’s new image sensor can see in almost total darkness, building on existing technology that allows the camera to capture high amounts of detail with significantly less brightness required.
Winners of The Architectural Photography Awards 2021 have been announced.
The New York Times tells the story of the year in pictures.
Photographer Dee Dwyer shares her experience getting to know more about the bike life culture of Washington, D.C.
Hundred Heroines charity added 25 photographers to its ever-growing list of women influential to the field of photography.
Twitter bans sharing photos of people without their express consent.
Cool job alert: Tom O’Brien is looking for a Jr Photo Engineer. The position is based at National Geographic’s headquarters.

Friday Links: December 3, 2021

December 3, 2021 By Ron Keith

*Dobbs v. Jackson* by Victoria Pickering

It’s nearly that time of year again… The holiday season is officially upon us, which means our 16th annual photography contest is just around the corner! Join us at metrobar DC on Friday, December 10 at 6:00 p.m. for a happy hour as we kickoff this year’s contest. We’ll also be enjoying the first monthly #ArtatMetrobarDC photography slideshow we co-curated with Focus on the Story.

Speaking of metrobar DC, head there this Sunday for a holiday art fair and book sale, including the 3 p.m. opening of “Look Hear Gallery,” an exhibit curated by Shedrick Pelt that celebrates the beauty and intimacies of Black culture in Chocolate City through the lens of Black photographers.
Join Exposed alum John Buckley for a book signing of “Pictures of U,” his new limited-edition photobook at the Leica Store DC on December 9 at 6:00 p.m., free.
Paying homage to historic photographs of groups of musicians and producers, Dee Dwyer assembled more than 100 go-go musicians in Chuck Brown Memorial Park for a photo dubbed, “A Great Day in Go-Go.”
Flickr’s Your Best Shot 2021 competition is accepting entries through January 4 in six different categories.
The closing reception for the DC Art Now 2021 exhibition of Art Bank finalist works will be held on December 9 from 5:00-7:00 p.m., free.
View a selection of photographs by Yuri Long and Jon Malis at Photoworks online or in person at the gallery on Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00-4:00 p.m. There will also be an artist talk on December 8 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom and a gallery reception on December 10 at 5:00 p.m.
One hundred photographers contributed wildlife photos to the Vital Impacts Initiative to raise funds and awareness for grassroots conservation organizations.

Friday Links: November 19, 2021

November 19, 2021 By Ron Keith

We’d like to take this time to wish everyone “Happy Thanksgiving!” a little early as we’ll be taking next week off for the holiday. We are grateful to each member of our amazing community of local photographers and supporters. Thank you for sharing your incredible work with us and each other, continually inspiring and supporting one another.

The holidays approaching also means it’s nearly time for our annual photography contest! We’re hard at work preparing for an early December launch and can hardly wait to see all your great images capturing the recent times of our city. More info coming your way very soon!
Join PortraitMeetDC for their last meet of 2021 this Sunday at the grounds of Montpelier Mansion, 2:00 p.m.
A new documentary tells the story of photographer Eadweard Muybridge, who revolutionized photography with his sequential images of a horse galloping.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards announced the winners of this year’s competition.
Renowned photojournalist Tom Stoddart, who died at the age of 68, is remembered for his coverage of major international stories including conflict in Lebanon, apartheid’s end in South Africa, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the siege of Sarajevo, and wars in the Gulf.
Adorama announced a strategic partnership with Pictar, a company focused on mobile photography solutions.
Filmmaker and photographer Jan van IJken deep dives into the maneuvers and transformations of plankton using multiple microscopes.